Living Spain
Lifestyle Exhibition - Property Direct From The Owner Exhibiting At Large Exhibition In Spain
Property Direct From The Owner http://www.propertydirectfromtheowner.com are one of the leading internet property portals allowing owners of international property to advertise their property on the Property Direct From The Owner website with no commissions or fees to have to pay when the property is sold or rented.
If you are looking to sell your home, even in a slow market, you have to take steps to make it appeal to buyers. One of the best ways to do that is by staging your home. There are many steps involved in staging a home to make it appealing to buyers and one of the most important is giving each room a purpose. If you’ve got a spare bedroom or extra living room that you have many different types of furniture in or are using for several purposes, you’ll need to make a strong statement with it if you want to sell your property.
Staging is a sales technique that helps buyers envisage what it will be like to live in the house. You’ve got to detach yourself from your home and think about it as an investment. What will appeal to the buyer the most? In most cases your combination office, playroom and craft room isn’t going to make people want to sign on the dotted line.
Even though rooms like this make sense to the homeowner, they don’t appeal to buyers. On a walkthrough of your home, buyers need to get a clear sense of how they’ll be able to use the space. Combination rooms do not work. A buyer can get confused by the room’s purpose and may well not know what to do with the space – even if it’s pretty obvious that they can use the space in any way they want to just as you have.
In order to stage your combination room, you first need to decide what type of room you want it to be. Spare bedrooms should be staged as bedrooms. Bonus rooms should have a clear focus. Home offices are very popular these days and you can’t go wrong with giving your potential buyer a place to house their computer and important paperwork. Craft rooms and indoor playrooms are also another good idea for single purpose spaces, but they won’t appeal to as many people.
Once you’ve declared the purpose, you need to move all furniture and items that don’t meet that purpose out of the room. Since you don’t want to clutter the garage with more junk, you should put your extra furniture in storage while you are selling your property. This little bit of inconvenience can make a huge difference in your selling price, so it’s well worth the rental cost.
Design your new single purpose room with a lot of space to walk through. Buyers like rooms that feel big and open. If you are making your room into an office, use a single desk with a computer and perhaps one other piece of furniture. Bedrooms should be furnished with a single bed to show off the floor space.
By declaring a purpose for a room you eliminate confusion for your buyers and give them a clear idea of how they can use the space. This investment of your time and energy can make a huge difference in your selling price.
For more information on how you can sell or rent your property visit the Property Direct From The Owner website at http://www.propertydirectfromtheowner.com See us featured in this month’s ‘Living Spain’ and ‘The Good Property and Holiday Guide’ magazines or visit us at the Palacio de Congresos de Estepona on 28th/ 29th November.
Buy Property Abroad - Selling Property Abroad - www.propertydirectfromtheowner.com At Property Exhibition In November 2009
It is a big decision to buy property abroad, whether it’s for a holiday home or a retirement home. There are many factors to consider, such as, what is the ideal overseas property for you, what type of property is there for sale that suits your needs, and how do you go about actually buying properties overseas. One of the most important matters to consider is in which location you want to buy property abroad and are particularly attracted to. It might be that you have already made the decision on whereabouts you want to buy property abroad or you may still be deciding on location. Whatever phase you are at, it is good advice to complete detailed research into the area and country you are thinking about, looking at topics such as exchange rates and the climate. There is a range of information you can use when buying overseas property.
Websites and Internet
Overseas property websites such as Property Direct From The Owner http://www.propertydirectfromtheowner.com are a great way to find information on how to buy overseas property and also to search for properties abroad for sale and/ or rent. Owners of worldwide property list their property on the Property Direct From The Owner website for sale and/ or rent and prospective buyers/ renters can then search the site for a property that suits their criteria before contacting the owner directly to arrange a viewing. You’ll need to know about the buying process, tax implications, legal and financial information, likely costs when buying property overseas and visa and emigration rules depending on where you decide to buy property abroad.
Shows and Events
There are many property shows and events that will give you information and advice to buy property overseas. Paul Wilson, Marketing Manager at Property Direct From The Owner http://www.propertydirectfromtheowner.com says, ‘We have a stand booked at the Palacio de Exposiciones y Congresos de Estepona (exhibition and Congress Centre at Estepona) at the end of November for a lifestyle show aimed at the ex pat community on the south coast of Spain. At the show we shall be showcasing a number of our Spanish properties to prospective buyers whilst at the same time being available to clients looking to list properties they may have for rent or sale’. When you visit these events, experts are there to answer questions and advise you. These property shows will also have a range of experts in one place, making it easier for you to do your research.
Overseas Property Publications
There is also a whole range of property publications. These include supplements in National and Local newspapers, with details of properties abroad for sale by country and region. There are also a host of glossy magazines that feature property overseas for sale, and in-depth articles focusing on particular countries and regions. Magazines can specialise in general information or specific areas, such as Cyprus, Turkey, USA, New Zealand or the Caribbean to name a few. These offer detailed information about the location you are interested in and they may give you some new ideas about what is to be expected from the area. For example you may learn more about the culture and then be able to assess whether this is what you are actually looking for. Paul continues, ‘At Property Direct From The Owner, we are committed to advertising the properties that we showcase on our website through the media for our clients and we regularly appear in ‘The Good Property and Holiday Guide’ along with featuring in the autumn 2009 edition of ‘Living Spain’ magazine, which is available in high street newsagents in the UK’.
For more information on Property Direct From The Owner visit their website at http://www.propertydirectfromtheowner.com
Selling Property, Holiday Lettings, How To Sell Property, Holiday Rentals, Property Direct From The Owner
Property Direct From The Owner http://www.propertydirectfromtheowner.com is one of the leading internet based property websites allowing worldwide property owners to advertise their property direct, with no agent involvement, therefore saving on both sale and rental commissions. The company have been operational for a year now and have grown steadily during that time with new property being added on a daily basis. Visit the site and search for property for sale and rent from as far afield as Australia to the more common overseas destinations such as Spain and Portugal.
Paul Wilson, Marketing Manager at Property Direct From The Owner says, ‘The concept of renting a property direct from the owner for a summer or winter break has been the preferred method for people wanting self catering accommodation now for over ten years. The days of strolling into a high street travel agent to book a holiday seems now like a archaic form of overseas travel. Holidaymakers are happy to send off an email or telephone the property owner directly to check on availability and book directly with the owner for their week or two weeks away. The concept of buying property direct from the owner has been a successful form of property exchange in North America over the years but not the preferred way of buying over here in Europe. However, attitudes are starting to change and property owners in the UK and those with overseas holiday homes and warming to the idea of advertising their property for sale direct. The recent recession and the inability of some agents to achieve a quick sale has made the property owner open to other ways and means of exposure in order to achieve that sale. We thought we would combine both the sale and rental of property on one site rather than just focus on say, the rental side of things like some of our competitors do. By doing this we have a ‘one stop shop’ approach to property for our advertisers and prospective buyers and holidaymakers. The feedback we have received has been very encouraging both from vendors and people looking for self catering holiday accommodation which tells us that we are on the right track! We are focused very much at the moment on increasing the portfolio of properties we have both for sale and rent in order to be able to provide more choice for visitors to the site looking to buy or rent’.
Advertising for such as business is vital as Paul explains. ‘We are very proactive with our marketing and we have to be. People are paying a listing fee to us of £99 for 12 months advertising and it is critical from our perspective that we give the client as much chance as possible in their property being seen. We spend a lot of money on search engine optimisation which you have to do in order for the site to find its way up the major search engines. We also appear in a number of highly respected property magazines, in particular ‘The Good Property and Holiday Guide’ and in the next month we have a feature in ‘Living Spain’ which can be purchased from WHSmith and high street news agents. This will hopefully continue to generate interest for existing property owners and also attract new property owners which we are very keen to do’.
For more information on Property Direct From The Owner visit their website at http://www.propertydirectfromtheowner.com The registration process takes minutes and your property can be live and exposed to a worldwide audience in minutes. Alternatively contact a member of the team by email or telephone, details of which can be found on the website, for further information.